The KBB Collective Podcast is for ambitious owners of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom businesses who want to build better companies - not just sell more kitchens. Hosted by Josh Delane, founder of The KBB Collective and former Managing Director of a £7 million family kitchen business, each episode
What does it actually take to build one of the biggest independent kitchen brands in the UK? This week on The KBB Collective Podcast, I sit down with Alex Everett, MD of Naked Kitchens, to get inside the business behind one of the most recognisable brands in the KBB industry. Naked Kitchens operates very differently from the average independent kitchen retailer. They manufacture from two enormous former World War II aircraft hangars in Norfolk, operate six CNCs, have showrooms including Chelsea and Cambridge, and are expanding beyond kitchens into whole-house joinery through Naked Designs…
Jamie Coppock went from posting on social media around four times a year to generating MILLIONS of views and building an audience of hundreds of thousands for Black Rok Design. But just a few years ago, he didn’t believe social media could sell a £40,000 kitchen. In this episode of The KBB Collective Podcast, Jamie joins me to explain what changed. We talk about how Black Rok went from spending its early years simply trying to survive, to discovering the power of consistent educational content — and how one simple hook, “I’ve designed over 1,000 kitchens…”, helped completely change the…
In this episode of The KBB Collective Podcast , I sit down with Theo Constanti, Co-Founder and MD of The Marble Group — the largest stone fabricator in London and the South East. The Marble Group works with around 250 kitchen retailers , giving Theo a unique view of what’s actually happening across the KBB industry. Over nearly 20 years, he’s watched kitchen businesses grow, struggle and disappear — and he’s identified some very clear patterns separating the businesses that consistently win from those that don’t. And one of his biggest messages is simple: You probably don’t need more leads.…
Can a personal brand really transform a business? In this episode of The KBB Collective Podcast , Josh sits down with Alex Cope , Director of SWD Bespoke , to discuss how building a personal brand has helped position SWD as one of the world’s leading luxury door brands - and why it ultimately led to opening a showroom in Palm Beach, Florida . Alex shares why he invested in his personal brand long before it generated a return, how Pinterest unexpectedly created opportunities in the US, and the networking strategy that directly resulted in a multi-six figure project . We also dive into: Why…
How do you build a £4 million independent kitchen business in just six years? In this episode I sit down with Jamie Harding, founder of Et Lorem, to unpack exactly how they’ve done it. We cover: • Building a premium kitchen business from scratch • Why turnover isn’t the metric that matters anymore • Achieving referral conversion rates of up to 80% • The future of kitchen showrooms • EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) • Hiring A-Players • Scaling without becoming the bottleneck • Why coaching transformed the business If you own a kitchen, bedroom or bathroom business and want practical…
Every week I speak to kitchen business owners who tell me exactly what’s wrong with their business. “We need more leads.” More often than not… they’re diagnosing the wrong problem. In this first episode of The KBB Bottleneck Framework™ , I explain why every kitchen business has one bottleneck that’s holding back growth—and why fixing the wrong thing can waste thousands of pounds and months of hard work. In Episode 2, I’ll show you the simple framework I use to identify a business’s bottleneck in under five minutes. If you’re an independent kitchen retailer, manufacturer or showroom owner…
Most independent kitchen businesses believe growth comes from selling more kitchens. They’re wrong. In this episode I’m joined by Michael Cowell , former COO of Tom Howley, who helped scale one of Britain’s best-known luxury kitchen brands from a single showroom into a £20M+ business. We break down the operational systems that made that growth possible, including: • Why defining your product is more important than offering endless choice • The marketing metrics every kitchen business should track • How Tom Howley standardised training across multiple showrooms • The psychology behind helping…
About The KBB Collective
The KBB Collective Podcast is for ambitious owners of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom businesses who want to build better companies - not just sell more kitchens. Hosted by Josh Delane, founder of The KBB Collective and former Managing Director of a £7 million family kitchen business, each episode
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